Combined smoke simulating and popgun



Jan. 12, 1954 MOBLEY, JR 2,665,676

COMBINED SMOKE SIMULATING AND POPGUN Filed Oct. 28v 1950 INVENTOR. EDWARD L. NOBLE), JR.

BY Zg jy A TTOR/VEYS Patented Jan. 12, 1954 COMBINED SMOKE SINIULATING' AND POPGUN Edward L. Mobley, Jr., Akron, Ohio, assignor to The Sun Rubber Company, Barber-ton, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application October 28, 1950, Serial No. 192,745

2 Claimsw (o1. fee-11 This invention relates to toyguns and the like,-

andmore particularly to guns which discharge a plug, such as a cork, and at the same time simulate the emission of smoke from the forward end of the barrel.

Toy guns have been provided heretofore which discharge a cork or other plug with the usual pop, while others have been provided which emit simulated smoke, sometimes accompanied with a clicking or similar noise. One of the objects of this invention is to provide a toy gun which discharges a plug from the forward end of the barrel with the customary pop and simultaneously emits a small cloud of powder or similar material from the forward end of the barrel, thus simulating the passage of smoke from the barrel.

Another object is to provide novel means for discharging the plug in the form of a bulbous handgrip directly connected to the rear end of a tubular barrel which is adapted to receive a dischargeable plug in its front end, whereby the plug may be discharged by merely squeezing the bulbous handgrip.

A further object is to locate in the bulbous handgrip a bag of relatively coarse mesh containing talcum powder or other similar material whereby when the bulbous handgrip is squeezed to discharge the plug, the powder bag may also be pressed to force a small amount of the powder from the bag, which loose powder will then be forced by the air discharging the plug, to pass out the front end of the barrel as a small cloud that simulates smoke.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toy gun embodying the invention with parts broken away and sectioned for clarity, and

Fig. 2 is a plan View of same looking in the direction indicated substantially by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing the numeral I designates a hollow gun barrel formed of metal, plastic, or other suitable material, having a preferably integral, false cylinder portion ll, trigger l2 and trigger guard l3, adjacent its rear end. Adjacent its front end, the barrel is provided on its upper surface with an integral front sight M.

The rear end portion of barrel l0 receives on its outer surface, the mouth of a bulbous handgrip i5, which may be held in place thereon by an elastic or similar band Hi. The handgrip l5 may be. formed of latex, rubber, or. other ;suit:-; ablematerial of. a consistency somewhat greater: thanballoon stock, sorthat it will be filled out.

by air under atmospheric pressure when not in use, and yet will be elastic enough to return to its original shape after being squeezed.

A small bag 11 of relatively coarse mesh containing talcum powder or other suitable material is placed inside the handgrip [5. The bag 11 is preferably of a size that will readily pass through the barrel Ill and into the handgrip l5, so that powder bag replacements may be made as the powder therein is used up.

The front end of barrel I0 is adapted to receive a tapered plug I8, such as a cork, having one end of a tethering line [9 secured thereto as at 20, while the opposite end of the line is secured around the barrel I0 rearwardly of the front sight M. The tethering line may be omitted if so desired.

After the barrel l9 and handgrip l5 have been assembled, with a powder bag in the handgrip 15, the plug I8 is inserted into the front end of the barrel a sufficient distance to seal oh the air chamber which is formed in the barrel and handgrip. Now, by merely squeezing the bulbous handgrip IS in one hand, the air therein and in the barrel I0 is compressed and soon provides a force suflicient to cause the plug 18 to be discharged with a plainly audible pop sound. As the handgrip I5 is being squeezed the powder bag I! will also be squeezed enough to force some of the powdery material through the mesh of the bag, and the force which discharges the plug will also cause some of this loose powder to be emitted as a small cloud through the forward end of the barrel, thus simulating smoke. The smoke-like effect can also be obtained by sprinkling some loose powder down the barrel and into the handgrip, so that it will be emitted as the plug is discharged, but it is preferred to employ the bag since less powder is likely to find its way into the users pocket, in the event the gun is placed in the pocket.

It is believed to be apparent that the invention provides a toy gun that is simple in construction, requires a minimum of parts, and is effective to quickly discharge a plug with a pop sound and at the same time simulate the emission of smoke at the forward end of the barrel, merely by squeezing on the bulbous handgrip.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of the invention, it is obvious that modifications and changes may be made therein plug and a portion of said powdery material being simultaneously dischargeable from said barrel by compressed air in said chamber produced by compressing said handgrip and said bag.

2. A toy gun comprising a tubular barrel, a latex bulbous handgrip secured atthe rear end of the barrel in a manner to provide a chamber co-extensive with the length of the barrel and the handgrip, a porous bag of powdery material carried in said handgrip and from which loose powder may be forced by compressing the bag, and a dischargeable plug inserted in the forward end of said barrel so as to seal said chamber, said plug and a portion of said loose powder being simultaneously dischargeable from the forward end of said barrel by compressed air in said chamber produced by compressing said handgrip and said bag, whereby upon discharge of said plug a pop sound is produced with simulated smoke being emitted from the forward end of said barrel.

EDWARD L. MOBLEY, JR.

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